Episode 677: Autumn Abundance — Compost, Maincrop Potatoes and Crispy Potato Cakes
The end of September can look like the garden is winding down, but this week it felt more like a fresh beginning. Moist weather brought a bu...
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Blog, podcast and videos dedicated to edible gardening. Based in Littlehampton, West Sussex, U.K. With an allotment and vegetable garden
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20 of 122 episodesEpisode 676: Autumn Planting and Preparing for Next Season
In episode 676, the focus is on looking ahead to the next growing season through essential autumn tasks. The small but important jobs of pla...
Episode 675-Autumn Inspiration at Audley End: Walled Gardens, Wildlife Ideas & Seasonal Growing Motivation
This week Richard takes us out of the kitchen garden and allotment and over to Audley End House in Essex for the Gardeners’ World Autumn Fai...
Episode 674: The Growing Season Isn’t Over Yet!
After what has been a really difficult summer for growing, things are finally starting to feel like they are turning a corner. The rain has...
Episode 673: The New Growing Season Starts Now
There’s a definite change happening in the garden now. Summer might still be hanging on, but I’m already looking ahead to autumn, winter and...
Episode 672-Rain Returns, Soil Softens & A Fresh Push Toward Winter Crops
After one of the driest Julys I can remember, this week finally brought the kind of rain that transforms a garden overnight. Every one of my...
Episode 671- A Tough Week on the Plot – Pests, Harvests and Potatoes
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week we’re taking a look at what’s happening both down on the allotment and i...
Episode 670- Battling Hydrophobic Soil, Greywater Experiments & Preparing for Autumn Crops
This week’s episode comes from the second week of August, following one of the driest Julys on record. The allotment and kitchen garden are...
Episode 669: August Spinach, Drought-Smart Gardening and a Gourmet Harvest
August has arrived, and this week’s episode moves between the kitchen garden, allotment and podding shed. I choose spinach Medania as the se...
Episode 668: Allotment Adventures: Drought, Pot Sorting & Bee Updates
This week’s episode is all about focus, tidying, and keeping the garden productive during a long dry spell. Richard starts at the allotment,...
Episode 667- Mid‑July in the Garden: Caterpillars, Leeks and Soft Fruit
This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, Richard tackles caterpillars on the brassicas, gets his leeks planted at last, enjoys a strong run of s...
Episode 666: Grapevine Pruning, Potato Problems & A New Vegetable Garden Begins
Welcome to Episode 666 of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week Richard has been juggling warm, humid weather, kitchen‑garden pruning, allotment...
Episode 665: Fruit Thinning, Thorny Gooseberries & Summer Slaw Magic
Welcome to Episode 665 of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week Richard shares a classic mix of summer gardening jobs — fruit thinning, sweetcor...
Episode 664: Heatwave Gardening – Early Mornings, Water Wisdom & Edible Ponds
Welcome to Episode 664 of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week has been shaped by one thing: heat. With temperatures soaring and humidity makin...
Episode 663- Gardeners’ World Live 2026: Inspiring Designs, Mushroom Magic & Growing for Every Space
This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, I took you with me on my annual pilgrimage to Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham — for the...
Episode 662 — A Week of Growth: Garlic Harvest, Garden Tidying & Feeding Our Plants
This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, I’ve been making the most of a week off work — and it’s amazing how much difference a few focused days...
Episode 661: Early June Chaos: Wild Weather, Busy Bees and Successional Sowing
Early June has brought that classic mix of heavy rain, strong winds and sudden sunshine — and the garden has certainly felt it. In this week...
Episode 660: Embracing Tomato Fortnight & Sowing French Beans in Early Summer
Early summer has truly arrived, and with it comes one of my favourite celebrations in the gardening calendar—Tomato Fortnight. As I shared i...
Episode 659: Battling the Heatwave & Finding a Rustic Vision for the Kitchen Garden
This week’s bank holiday brought record‑breaking heat, and like many gardeners, I’ve spent most of my time simply trying to keep plants aliv...
Episode 658: The Week the Weather Turned… and I Finally Got My Bees
This week’s episode of The Veg Grower Podcast is a real mix of surprises, setbacks, and exciting new beginnings. From unexpected frost damag...